CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Daylen Lile homered twice and drove in four runs, Luis García Jr. also belted two home runs and the Washington Nationals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 10-4 on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park.

The Nationals pounded out 13 hits and used a four-run fifth inning to break open what had been a 3-0 game. Brad Lord earned the victory in relief, throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings with two hits allowed and three strikeouts. Brady Singer took the loss for Cincinnati after allowing three earned runs over 3 2/3 innings.

Washington improved to 20-22 with the win, while Cincinnati fell to 22-20.

Lile finished 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs, raising his average in a hot stretch that has seen him collect seven hits in his last four games. García went 3-for-5 with two homers and two RBIs. Brady House added a solo home run and drove in two runs.

The Nationals jumped ahead in the third inning. James Wood led off with his 12th home run of the season, a solo shot to left-center field. García followed with his second home run of the year, a solo drive to right, giving Washington a 2-0 lead. The inning ended when Jacob Young grounded out.

Washington added a run in the top of the fourth when Lile homered to right field, his fourth of the season, making it 3-0.

Cincinnati answered in the bottom of the fourth. Elly De La Cruz singled and Sal Stewart singled, putting runners at first and second. After a walk to JJ Bleday loaded the bases, Matt McLain grounded into a force out that scored De La Cruz, cutting the lead to 3-1. Will Benson walked to reload the bases, and Tyler Stephenson reached on a fielding error by third baseman Brady House that allowed Stewart to score, making it 3-2. The inning ended on a double play.

The Nationals broke the game open in the fifth. García led off with his second home run of the game, a solo shot to right, his third of the season, extending the lead to 4-2. House walked and CJ Abrams singled, putting runners at first and second. Jacob Young grounded into a force out that left runners at the corners with one out. Lile then crushed his second home run of the game, a three-run blast to right-center field, scoring House, Young and himself for a 7-2 lead.

Washington added to its lead in the eighth inning. Keibert Ruiz doubled off the right-field wall. After James Wood struck out and García flied out, House homered to center field, his sixth of the season, scoring Ruiz and making it 9-2.

The Nationals tacked on another run in the ninth. Nasim Nuñez walked and scored on a double by José Tena to left field, increasing the lead to 10-2.

Cincinnati attempted a rally in the bottom of the ninth. Spencer Steer singled and De La Cruz struck out. Stewart doubled to left, deflected by third baseman House, sending Steer to third. Bleday singled to right, scoring Steer and Stewart, cutting the lead to 10-4. Matt McLain then popped out to shortstop to end the game.

Miles Mikolas pitched 3 1/3 innings of relief for Washington, allowing one earned run on three hits with two strikeouts. Paxton Schultz tossed two scoreless innings, striking out three while allowing two hits. Singer gave up six hits and three earned runs with two strikeouts and no walks for Cincinnati.

For the Reds, JJ Bleday went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk. Luis Mey struck out five in two innings of relief, allowing one earned run. Connor Phillips struck out two in 1 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run.

The game was played in front of an announced crowd of 23,715 and took 3 hours, 7 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Washington 5, Cincinnati 2. The Reds entered as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Cincinnati a 59.80 percent probability to win. The total of 14 runs went under the over-under line of 9.5.